I’ve spent my life avoiding uncomfortable or dangerous situations. I’ve always sought _________in the path of least resistance, choosing comfort and routine.

Hearing I felt trapped and lived a life of fear, a _________friend who is brave and capable(有能力的), gave me the_________that changed my life. “Starting today，do something_________every day that terrifies you. Magic may exist in those little things.”

Knowing something in my life needed to_________,I took her advice and accepted fear willingly. I gave myself permission to_________new opportunities. My wise friend’s advice became my motto. It_________me to be intentional with my thoughts and actions. In the years to come, following this advice opened doors that I didn’t_________know had been closed.

Years of_________ being brave meant that bravery became easier and easier. I felt__________confident and capable for the first time. This newfound bravery of mine was__________one day when my husband presented me with the real__________of moving to a foreign country. For years, he had__________of moving our family overseas to pursue(追寻)a different avenue for his career. Held back by__________,never before would I have considered taking this giant__________.However, this was the new me who didn’t__________ before a challenge. I was capable of anything.

Now one year into our life__________,the days are still beautiful though__________at times. I get to try and fail, feel fear and choose to be brave every single day. I have learned__________my place in the world or the comfort of my surroundings, I will be okay. Fear is a teacher that taught us how to face the__________.

I'm terrible at throwing away old clothes. Some people cannot _______ this. If it's old, _______ or too small, why would you want to keep it? Well, the _______ is simple. Clothes are memories and, just like memories, they can be _______. My favorite item of clothing is a black and white wool _______. There are several holes in it, bits of wool hanging off it and _______ a big hole in the pocket. I really should _______ it away but I can't bring myself to do it. It _______ me of one of my favorite trips. I _______ it in a market in Lima, Peru. The first time I ________ it was to an amazing water and light show in a park that same day. My friend and I had so much fun and I've made many ________ wearing that jacket since.

It's the same with ________. My friend made me a beautiful necklace with a piece of glass from one of the beaches on the island where I ________. She gave it to me so I would always have a piece of home with me. It's one of the loveliest ________ I've ever received and I haven't taken it off since she gave it to me. It will probably ________ one day, but I will never throw it away.

I needed to do something in my community in order to complete the community service hours required to graduate from high school. Some of my friends had ___ to spend time at a ___, so I did, too. It seemed like a good ___ to do.

I thought that we would just be ____ passing out dinners to those in need, but I found out we would be doing everything from preparing to ___ the dinner. We began preparing the ___, from mixing salad dressing to separating frozen meat. Much still needed to be done before dinner was served, but already outside the building many homeless people were ___. It wasn’t until a couple of hours later that we ___ the doors and began serving dinner.

As the line of people came toward me, I got a little ___. While some of the people looked very ___, some of them looked so dangerous. I didn’t have too much time to ___ it. I was assigned (分配) to serve the salad. I ___ the task with a smile. To my ___, they smiled politely back at me.

I was so ___ that I had earned my service hours in this way. This ___ made me realize that there are so many people in this world who ___ our help. It also made me ___ that our small act of ___ can make them feel ___and make a great difference to them. I will never forget the way they looked at me when they were given food. I am anxious to ___ the world to do everything possible to help those in need.